tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post713588730366081270..comments2013-10-13T11:30:33.628-07:00Comments on Joe Blogs: Who Am I To Argue?Joe Posnanskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14405637102877937924noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-11683380934519190172011-04-01T16:24:30.107-07:002011-04-01T16:24:30.107-07:00Shut up, guys. He&#39;s gonna start believing you...Shut up, guys. He&#39;s gonna start believing you and stop trying.Dan Sheahttps://me.yahoo.com/a/wAas_zY63d6IayffuYKQ2twEO8w-noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-24821960597743508522011-03-29T21:11:24.434-07:002011-03-29T21:11:24.434-07:00Who are we to argue?
heck
who are we to agree?
Sim...Who are we to argue?<br />heck<br />who are we to agree?<br />Simply a &quot;community&quot; formed by an appreciation of your insights and your writing, shared with us in writing that is - as danielS44 so aptly noted - with respect and passion.<br />Thanks JoeThe Underminerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06948362329866930995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-3088415767978538492011-03-29T08:47:54.759-07:002011-03-29T08:47:54.759-07:00Joe, keep the awards away from the leaky pipe in t...Joe, keep the awards away from the leaky pipe in the basement. Think of the grandchildren. (And thanks for sharing your award-winning work.)David in Toledohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17945522056312056519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-26072784183304743262011-03-29T07:24:48.617-07:002011-03-29T07:24:48.617-07:00Congratulations, I hope the plaque had plenty of i...Congratulations, I hope the plaque had plenty of italics.mockcarrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06888192019412533415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-39581246267399703642011-03-29T05:23:00.220-07:002011-03-29T05:23:00.220-07:00I like the sentiment from your post, though you di...I like the sentiment from your post, though you didn&#39;t get a trophy or a free meal at Denny&#39;s for this award, in fact, this award and a dime won&#39;t even buy you a cup of coffee.... :)<br /><br /> But you won it my friend, as voted on by your fellow bloggers in baseball, well the BBA anyway.Rich Baxterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086806215291074587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-61582930527880305182011-03-29T00:52:14.247-07:002011-03-29T00:52:14.247-07:00Congratulations Joe! That they&#39;re calling the...Congratulations Joe! That they&#39;re calling the award &quot;Joe Posnanski&quot; is perfect. What else could they have possibly named it?? I&#39;ve been reading your blog since it was a Soul of Baseball promotional tool and no other writer (Bloger or other) has offered as much passion, genuine insight, inspiration, heat warming tales, and captured, well, the soul of the game as consistently as you do.<br /><br />But perhaps the thing I appreciate most is despite everything: the awards, the multiple versions of the blog, the SI job, the two books, twitter, the tens of thousands of Brilliant Readers; you still manage write with such a personal, humble tone that I feel like your posts are hand written for friends and family. Making readers feel like that may be your greatest of all gifts.<br /><br />Keep up the hard work. I&#39;m glad you are taking the time to acknowledge those who appreciate it.jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11064690620867194128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-49788162431881761482011-03-28T21:47:00.360-07:002011-03-28T21:47:00.360-07:00As we say in New Orleans, &quot;Get on with your b...As we say in New Orleans, &quot;Get on with your bad self Joe!&quot; <br /><br />Congrats, and well deserved. There is not a week that goes by that I don&#39;t send out a link to one of your posts to fellow writers or baseball fans. Your work is like another dimension in writing.soxmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02904203861064846771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-42752760112437632482011-03-28T21:05:25.140-07:002011-03-28T21:05:25.140-07:00First of all, congratulations Joe. As mentioned ab...First of all, congratulations Joe. As mentioned above, your agreement with other winners means you should be in agreement with your victory.<br /><br />But the thing I will take away from this post is that it&#39;s okay to not take recognition well.<br /><br />I&#39;ve been told a few times, including recently by my section editor, that I write well. I give a sheepish thanks, but, really, I&#39;d rather not be told. Criticism, on the other hand, is something that I enjoy. Even if it is unwarranted, I like defending (or learning from) something I wrote.<br /><br />I, like you, am rarely satisfied with my work. I&#39;ve never kept a copy of a paper with my name in it. Heck, I didn&#39;t put a byline* on my first two stories at my new job.<br /><br />I guess I&#39;ll always be uncomfortable with recognition. But I&#39;m cool with that. You deserve the awards, Joe. Shy away if you will, just keep spilling words.<br /><br />*Bylines, I&#39;ve learned, are very precious things to news** writers. Never, under any circumstance, leave a byline off of a news story if you are editing/laying out a page. The look across the newsroom may not kill you, but they&#39;re thinking of a million ways they could.<br /><br />**Not so much to sports and entertainment people. Not sure why.Rational Fanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03185689933675577875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-27708203392387669822011-03-28T19:53:02.658-07:002011-03-28T19:53:02.658-07:00Mazel Tov!!!Mazel Tov!!!RZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04930699023521597481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-78557435585255982852011-03-28T16:12:31.255-07:002011-03-28T16:12:31.255-07:00I would tell you to ignore your detractors, but yo...I would tell you to ignore your detractors, but your biggest detractor is yourself. So I don&#39;t know what to do.<br /><br />Anyway, Joe. Congratulations!Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00638155680403316492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-32201303524303520542011-03-28T14:06:31.332-07:002011-03-28T14:06:31.332-07:00Well deserved, your insights are only outdone by y...Well deserved, your insights are only outdone by your humility.<br /><br />Which is now being threatened. But that&#39;s what we do in America, right, 15 minutes or so each and everyone of us.<br /><br />Don&#39;t lose your muse.Caveat Bettorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08075608780308309624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-3057430134834466502011-03-28T13:57:32.634-07:002011-03-28T13:57:32.634-07:00Congratulations, Joe -- you&#39;ve earned every on...Congratulations, Joe -- you&#39;ve earned every one of those things. Personally, you are about thisclose to replacing Red Smith in my mind as the best sportswriter of all time. In the context of what you do and how well you do it, yes, you are a perfect fit with Mays, Mack, Gossage, Johnson, and Musial.<br /><br />And I second Mark&#39;s suggestion that you put your awards inn a visible place, if only to inspire your daughters.David in NYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00493832668051350697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-84572471700158712492011-03-28T13:25:33.888-07:002011-03-28T13:25:33.888-07:00Congratulations, Joe. I&#39;m sure there are many ...Congratulations, Joe. I&#39;m sure there are many like me who were at least in part inspired by you to take writing up as a pastime.Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14416408083625239801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-73702880470489484452011-03-28T12:50:17.231-07:002011-03-28T12:50:17.231-07:00Take those awards and place them prominently in yo...Take those awards and place them prominently in your den or wherever in your house. If nothing else, I am sure they will inspire your daughters in the pursuit of excellence.<br /><br />My sincere congratulations on the acknowledgment of your work by your peers. I concur wholeheartedly.Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572148982033990206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-40242240536201449882011-03-28T11:57:58.778-07:002011-03-28T11:57:58.778-07:00Danger Mouse shoutout!!!!
Joe, you deserve it al...Danger Mouse shoutout!!!! <br /><br />Joe, you deserve it all. Congrats.Lee H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13367497527243570627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-48686355262048209532011-03-28T11:44:34.386-07:002011-03-28T11:44:34.386-07:00&quot;The BBA&#39;s awards are now named for Willi...&quot;The BBA&#39;s awards are now named for Willie Mays, Connie Mack, Goose Gossage, Walter Johnson, Stan Musial and me. Perfect fit, right?&quot;<br /><br />Yes. Congrats, Joe. You are without a doubt the best sportswriter in the country. You deserve every award you receive. <br /><br />btw, you and Ken Tremendous should write a book. You can write about earthworms, and I&#39;d still buy it.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15565518747997958422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-49414380804170219242011-03-28T10:13:13.542-07:002011-03-28T10:13:13.542-07:00Watching the annual self-congratulatory yukfests (...Watching the annual self-congratulatory yukfests (e.g. the Oscars), one can&#39;t help but be reminded of the classic Woody Allen diatribe from Annie Hall, &quot;Awards! They do nothing but give out awards! I can&#39;t believe it. Greatest...greatest fascist dictator: Adolf Hitler!&quot; And even still, I&#39;m always happy when people I admire win stuff so big congrats, and thanks for all the great work.combinatorialhttp://combinatorial.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-30955276656493247172011-03-28T10:08:57.364-07:002011-03-28T10:08:57.364-07:00And why hasn&#39;t the Baseball Bloggers Alliance ...And why hasn&#39;t the Baseball Bloggers Alliance named an award for Chipper Jones yet?45debc30-33c5-11e0-bfa3-000bcdca4d7ahttps://openid.aol.com/opaque/45debc30-33c5-11e0-bfa3-000bcdca4d7anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-74693926489369482122011-03-28T10:05:55.898-07:002011-03-28T10:05:55.898-07:00Ozzie Guillen will definitely feel snubbed by your...Ozzie Guillen will definitely feel snubbed by your failing to include a link to his twitter feed.<br /><br />Has anyone ever described the conflicted emotions of a manager making spring training roster cuts as well or as clearly as when Guillen recently tweeted &quot;I haet this send people down feel bad be part of the staff and from ofice is not fun&quot;?45debc30-33c5-11e0-bfa3-000bcdca4d7ahttps://openid.aol.com/opaque/45debc30-33c5-11e0-bfa3-000bcdca4d7anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-26281676329342146692011-03-28T10:02:19.923-07:002011-03-28T10:02:19.923-07:00My new goal as a blogger is to one day win a Pozzy...My new goal as a blogger is to one day win a Pozzy.TTGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17379595626520134970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-40990891891639918832011-03-28T09:29:01.666-07:002011-03-28T09:29:01.666-07:00Oh, sure, don&#39;t include MY twitter feed. I mi...Oh, sure, don&#39;t include MY twitter feed. I might not have the chops of, say, Roger Ebert, but that joke I made last week about Pitt getting &quot;Snoggled&quot; was gold!! GOLD I TELL YOU!!Bellwether Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258366439245672457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-83407074107269278762011-03-28T09:26:27.682-07:002011-03-28T09:26:27.682-07:00There must have been a mistake. Bill Simmons has t...There must have been a mistake. Bill Simmons has told us a hundred times that he&#39;s the biggest and best sportswriter on the internet. Better count the ballots again.<br /><br />Congrats. Richly deserved. And take those awards out of the cabinet.Mikeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12840795894283827024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-54911742927187014212011-03-28T09:25:15.453-07:002011-03-28T09:25:15.453-07:00You are the reason that I aspire to one day be a s...You are the reason that I aspire to one day be a sportswriter. To write with such respect and passion is something I truly admire, and wish to emulate. Thanks for writing this, and giving hope that real journalism wil stand the test of timedanielS44http://www.blogger.com/profile/04542849016752087539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-3135023466486947092011-03-28T09:12:39.076-07:002011-03-28T09:12:39.076-07:00It&#39;s difficult to be so damn humble when you a...It&#39;s difficult to be so damn humble when you are so damn good! Keep up the great work, Joe. All of the Posnanskis must be quite proud and deservedly so.NMark Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10649750087818989168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402114294178293353.post-28349904501178638492011-03-28T09:01:50.339-07:002011-03-28T09:01:50.339-07:00Congrats, Joe. A thought: If you value the opini...Congrats, Joe. A thought: If you value the opinions of the people handing out these awards when they recognize someone else (and you do, you mention admiration of other/previous winners), then why would you value their opinion less when they recognize you? Therefore: If you think the other winners were deserving then, so now are you.<br /><br />I know, I know: Logical arguments don&#39;t often change the way one feels . . . but it&#39;s a small part to bolster the truth: You&#39;re a damn fine writer. Way to go.Vikihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06538464216899318013noreply@blogger.com